![]() This is a really cool feature that will unlock your Mac when you get close to it. I’ve never wanted to do this myself, but I know some people love it, so it’s here if you need it. MacID lets you send your clipboard from your Mac to your iOS device and vice versa. It’s a nice little time saver that always surprises and delights me. Your phone/watch will get a notification and you will be able to authenticate right form the notification. MacID knows your admin password, so it can also authenticate for you when your Mac asks for an admin password (like when installing some apps). The app is very fast to load, which is a godsend on the sometimes-sluggish Apple Watch. Open the MacID app on your Watch and tap the screen to unlock. While it’s easy to unlock your Mac from your iPhone, it’s even easier with an Apple Watch. Up to 4 computers will show up on this list. If you press down on the app icon, it brings up a quick menu where you can immediately lock or unlock your Mac. My favorite feature of the iPhone 6S is 3D Touch, and MacID makes great use of it. ![]() Speaking of Spotlight, you can also unlock at any time by searching for “MacID” and tapping on the Mac your would like to (un)lock. This made it easy for me to unlock my Mac from the bedroom and have it ready to go when I walked out to my desk. After unlocking my Mac with MacID a few days in a row, Spotlight started showing MacID when I woke up (right along with Tweetbot, Metrics, and Phone, so yeah it’s a pretty good judge of my mornings). Spotlight got a whole lot smarter in iOS 9, as it has a pretty good idea of what apps you use at the same time everyday. ![]() I suppose I could survive if MacID disappeared tomorrow, but I certainly would not be happy about it. This review is going to be more of a walkthrough of the things MacID does that show how it has become an essential part of my computing life. You really should check out the MacID website to see all the little things it can do. After setting up both apps (use this guide if you have connection issues) you’re good to go. In addition to the iOS app, there is a Mac companion app you’ll need to download as well. In short, MacID lets you lock/unlock your Mac from your iPhone. Oh, how I had been missing out! MacID facilitates a very elegant way to interact with your Mac in a way that is so good, you wonder why Apple hasn't done this already. MacID, developed by Kane Cheshire, was released on January 15, 2015, yet it didn't make it onto my iPhone until about a month ago.
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